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June 2013

Funderwear and TweetPee

1 June 2013
Two sensor-containing products have recently been generating considerable attention in the mass media and could either represent considerable opportunities, or as the UK's Guardian newspaper suggests
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Icebear - a hothouse of innovation

1 June 2013
ITV Denkendorf will receive an Innovation Award at the 2013 Techtextil show in Frankfurt in recognition of the energy self-sufficient textile structure - known as the Icebear Building - that has been
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Techtextil Innovation Award for sensor-assisted water carrier

1 June 2013
In November last year, 200 tons of fresh water was transported 16 nautical miles across the Gulf of Souda, on the island of Crete, in a fabric bag 20 metres long and four metres wide.
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Atmospheric plasma increases breathability

1 June 2013
A study conducted by Texas Tech University and Enercon Industries has determined that when spunbond polypropylene nonwoven fabrics are pre-treated with atmospheric plasma it increases their breathabil
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New smart fibres for medical implantables

1 June 2013
Elute is a new range of biodegradable drug-loaded fibre products being commercialised by TissueGen, based in Dallas, Texas.
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